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March 2026
Whether government termination of a PPP after the delivery date frustrated the vendor's obligation under the sale agreement.
Contract law — frustration — timing of government termination of a PPP relative to contractual delivery date — breach of sale agreement for non-delivery — third-party indemnity requirements — remedies: refund, general damages, interest, costs
30 March 2026
Whether s.25’s "group" definition limits interest deductions and when purposive inquiry into loan use is required.
Tax law — s.25 Income Tax Act — definition of "group" (common underlying ownership) — Companies Act vs taxing statute — purposive interpretation and Hansard — limitation on interest deductions — intra‑group lending/multinational profit‑shifting — evidentiary inquiry into use of borrowed funds
30 March 2026
Applicant granted specific discovery of loan documents and credit report; broad file inspection refused as fishing expedition.
Civil Procedure — Order 10 discovery — relevance and materiality of documents — prohibition of fishing expeditions — discovery of loan agreements, bank statements and credit committee minutes — court-ordered procurement of credit bureau report — discovery against third-party respondents
30 March 2026
URC 522 does not create direct privity with the collecting bank, but a collecting bank can be liable for negligent release of documents.
Banking law — URC 522 — documentary collections; privity and contractual relationships; collection instruction acceptance by conduct; effective service to branch; collecting bank liability in negligence and conversion; vicarious liability of bank for branch employees.
30 March 2026
Applicant failed to show attempted execution or fraud; corporate veil not lifted to execute against directors.
Corporate veil — piercing/lifting — execution against directors — requirement to attempt execution and show asset dissipation — fraud/serious misconduct — burden of proof
29 March 2026
The applicant cannot reinstate an arbitration dismissed under Order 17(4); the proper remedy is to file a fresh cause.
Arbitration — Civil Procedure Rules Order 17(4) — Dismissal of cause — Reinstatement not available where dismissal under Order 17(4); remedy is to file a fresh cause
27 March 2026
Stay of execution denied where applicant failed to show irreparable harm or that monetary payment would render appeal nugatory.
Stay of execution — pending appeal — monetary decree — irreparable/substantial loss — appeal rendered nugatory — security for due performance — inherent jurisdiction
27 March 2026
Applicants’ failure to prove instruction to new counsel and absence of notice of advocate change justified dismissal of leave to file defence out of time.
Civil procedure — extension of time to file defence; requirement of notice of change of advocate and proof of instructions; mistake of counsel; abuse of court process; interlocutory judgment
27 March 2026
Application to set aside ex parte judgment dismissed for effective service, waiver of hearing rights, and lack of reasonable cause.
Civil procedure — application to set aside ex parte judgment — service on company via directors/company secretary and ECCMIS — proof of service by affidavits and electronic notices — waiver of right to be heard — advocate holding brief obligations — absence of reasonable cause (alleged forgery)
27 March 2026
Applicant granted leave to defend where dispute over terminal benefits and insurer payments requires account reconciliation at trial.
Civil procedure — summary judgment (Order 36 Rule 4) — leave to appear and defend — bona fide defence — dispute of fact and amount — reconciliation/taking of accounts — necessity of trial for account reconciliation
27 March 2026
Application to convene company meeting without quorum dismissed for lack of evidence of member abandonment and failure to join her.
Companies Act — Court-ordered company meetings (s138) — Power to overcome procedural deadlocks — Requirement to prove impracticability or abandonment — Need to join and hear absent member — Natural justice — Registration of resolutions
27 March 2026
Warrant of arrest set aside for failure to serve Notice to Show Cause; execution not time‑barred due to applicants' dilatory conduct.
Civil procedure — Execution of decree — Limitation and Section 35(1) Civil Procedure Act — Effect of prior interlocutory applications on limitation period — Requirement to serve Notice to Show Cause under Order 22 rule 19 — Validation of late affidavit in interests of justice
27 March 2026
Interlocutory veil‑piercing denied; issue framed for trial and directors retained as parties.
Corporate veil — piercing — exceptional remedy — Companies Act s18 — prima facie case required; Approbate and reprobate conduct — mediation admissions versus pleadings; Interlocutory relief — premature to determine ultimate liability; Issue framing — veil‑piercing to be adjudicated at main trial
26 March 2026
Applicant granted unconditional leave to defend after disputing claimed amount and interest, satisfying the Order 36 leave test.
Civil procedure — Order 36 summary procedure — leave to appear and defend — requirement to show bona fide triable issue; dispute over amount and interest takes matter outside summary jurisdiction; absent affidavit in reply does not negate need to show genuine issue
25 March 2026
Court referred dispute to arbitration under a valid clause and dismissed the parallel civil suit.
Arbitration law — Validity and scope of arbitration clause — Referral to arbitration under s.5(1) Arbitration and Conciliation Act — Court’s limited intervention under s.9 — Allegations of fraud and veil-piercing as matters for arbitral tribunal.
25 March 2026
Whether a court must refer a contractual dispute to arbitration despite parallel court proceedings and fraud allegations.
Arbitration law — referral to arbitration under Section 5(1) — validity and scope of arbitration clause — concurrent court proceedings as forum shopping — fraud and lifting corporate veil within arbitrator’s jurisdiction
25 March 2026
Failure to deliver vacant possession after a land sale is a breach entitling the purchaser to refund and damages.
Contract law — sale of land — obligation to deliver vacant possession — breach for non-delivery — 'as is' clause does not excuse failure to procure vacant possession — remedies: refund, general and special damages, interest; specific performance declined
25 March 2026
Court granted leave to amend defence and add counterclaim where no new cause of action, mala fides or unfair prejudice existed.
Civil procedure — Amendment of pleadings (Order 6 r.19 CPR) — Counterclaim by amendment — Abuse of process and foreign judgments — Prejudice, delay and multiplicity of proceedings — Costs as compensation
25 March 2026
Application to amend plaint allowed; res judicata objection dismissed as consent/default judgment did not bar the claim.
Civil procedure — Amendment of plaint — Order 6 rr.19 & 31 — Res judicata — effect of default judgment varied by consent — interests of justice — multiplicity of suits — costs in the cause
24 March 2026
Court allowed amendment to plead agency (not carrier) based on bill of lading and stayed related suit to avoid conflicting decisions.
Civil procedure — Amendment of pleadings — Order 6 r.19 — Bill of lading as evidence of carrier — Agency v. principal — Multiplicity of proceedings — Stay of related proceedings — Costs in the cause
24 March 2026
Suit dismissed for plaintiff’s failure to comply with procedural directions and attend hearings; summary determination under Order 17 Rule 4.
Civil procedure — failure to comply with pre‑trial directions — summary determination under Order 17 Rule 4 — dismissal of suit with costs
24 March 2026
Suit dismissed for plaintiff's failure to prosecute and non‑compliance with court directions; costs to defendant.
Civil procedure
— Failure to prosecute — Dismissal under Order 17 Rule 4
— Non‑compliance with court directions — Summary determination and costs
— Defendant's application in plaintiff's absence — Order 9 Rule 22 versus Order 17 Rule 4
24 March 2026
Unconditional leave to defend granted because non-receipt of demand notice raised a bona fide triable issue.
Civil procedure — Order 36 Rules 3 & 4 — leave to appear and defend in summary procedure — bona fide triable issue — service of demand notice — insurance cover for loan — accrual of interest
23 March 2026
Applicant granted unconditional leave to defend a summary suit due to a bona fide dispute over the claimed amount.
Civil procedure — Order 36 (leave to appear and defend) — summary suit — bona fide triable issue required — dispute as to amount and evidential sufficiency — affidavit support and filing requirements — costs in the cause
23 March 2026
Stay of execution dismissed as premature for lack of evidence that execution proceedings had commenced.
Civil procedure — Stay of execution — Prematurity — No evidence of commencement of execution proceedings — Order 43 r.4 requirements (substantial loss, no delay, security) — Appeal nugatory test
23 March 2026
An unliquidated claim for general damages removes summary procedure; applicant granted unconditional leave to defend.
Civil procedure — Summary procedure (Order 36 rule 3(1)) — Liquidated versus unliquidated demands — Claim for general damages removes matter from summary procedure — Leave to appear and defend — Reimbursement agreement and interest payments.
20 March 2026
Stay of execution denied where appeal was procedurally incompetent, application delayed, and offered security was encumbered.
Civil procedure — Stay of execution — Requirements under Section 98 and Order 43 Rule 4 — likelihood of success, promptness, and security; Appeal competency — mandatory leave under Section 76 and Order 44; Money judgments — irreparable harm and solvency; Security — must be liquid and unencumbered; Abuse of process and inordinate delay
20 March 2026
Applicant’s summary foreclosure against a third‑party purchaser dismissed for procedural default and complex disputed facts.
Mortgagee foreclosure — Originating Summons (Order 37 R.4) — limitation to mortgagor/mortgagee — third‑party purchaser — caveat — fraud and stolen titles allegations — necessity of full trial and oral evidence — striking out late submissions — dismissal under Order 37 R.11
20 March 2026
Applicant raised bona fide triable issues in a summary suit; court granted unconditional leave to appear and defend.
Civil procedure — Summary judgment (Order 36) — Leave to appear and defend — Bona fide triable issues — Unconscionable interest rates — Repayment/overpayment — General damages not recoverable in summary proceedings
20 March 2026
Court consolidated three banking suits raising similar legal and factual issues to avoid multiplicity and inconsistent decisions.
Civil procedure — Consolidation of suits where same or similar questions of law or fact arise; prevention of multiplicity and inconsistent findings; Order 11 rule 1 CPR; affidavit in rejoinder not automatic admission.
19 March 2026
Application for leave to appeal filed out of the 14‑day statutory period and dismissed; High Court lacked jurisdiction to validate notice of appeal.
Appeals — leave to appeal — Rule 40(1) Judicature (Court of Appeal Rules) — mandatory 14‑day time limit; validation of notice of appeal — High Court jurisdiction; Order 44 CPR vs Rule 40 timelines
19 March 2026
Extension to file leave to appear is incompetent if a default judgment exists and was not set aside.
Civil procedure — Default judgment — Enforcement and decree extraction — Application for extension of time to file leave to appear and defend held incompetent where default judgment exists — Proper remedy: application to set aside under Order 36 Rule 11
18 March 2026
Court dismissed the suit for failure to prosecute under Order 17 rule 4, with no order as to costs.
Civil procedure — Failure to prosecute — Dismissal under Order 17 rule 4 CPR — Failure to appear and to take steps to advance the suit — Discretion as to costs.
18 March 2026
Application to enforce an arbitral award dismissed for want of prosecution due to the applicant’s repeated non-appearance under Order 17 Rule 4.
Arbitration Act s.35 — recognition and enforcement of arbitral award; Civil Procedure Rules Order 17 Rule 4 — court may proceed and decide when a party fails to prosecute; dismissal for want of prosecution; procedural dismissal without adjudicating substantive challenge to award
18 March 2026
Director’s ostensible authority bound the company; guarantor jointly liable and liquidated debt with interest awarded.
Civil procedure — liquidated claim requires specific pleading and strict proof; Companies — ostensible/implied authority of director can bind company; Guarantees — guarantor jointly and severally liable on principal’s default; Forgery/non est factum defence requires clear, positive and convincing proof; Interest — contractual commercial rate awarded from date of suit.
17 March 2026
Triable issues found; applicants granted unconditional leave to defend a summary suit alleging corporate indebtedness.
Civil procedure — Order 36 summary procedure — leave to appear and defend — requirement of bonafide triable issue of fact or law — liquidated demand — reconciliation evidence dated after suit — corporate veil/lifting corporate veil — suitability of summary procedure
16 March 2026
Applicant sought substitution and administration ad litem to revive a dismissed suit but failed to prove legal representative status.
Succession law; substitution of deceased plaintiff; Order 24 Rule 3 CPR; administration ad litem; requirement to prove legal representative status; reinstatement of dismissed suit
16 March 2026
Court corrected an accidental misnaming in its record under the slip rule, reaffirming judge’s narrative notes as the official record.
Civil procedure — Official court record under Order 18 Rule 5 — narrative notes vs audio recordings — permissible paraphrasing of testimony — authentication of electronic recordings — slip rule/section 99 correction of clerical errors; limits (no substantive alteration)
16 March 2026
Applicant granted leave to defend summary suit after court found bona fide triable issues on indebtedness, sale and valuation.
Civil procedure — Summary procedure (Order 36) — Leave to appear and defend — Bona fide triable issue required — Dispute over indebtedness, valuation and forced sale; allegation of unconscionable interest
16 March 2026
Arbitral award recognized and enforced after statutory certification, service, and challenge period requirements were met.
Arbitration — Recognition and enforcement of arbitral award — Requirements: award arising from arbitration agreement; certified copy; proper service — Time to set aside (s.34) lapsed — Sections 35 and 36, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, Cap 5
16 March 2026
An applicant mortgagee complying with Section 23 notices may obtain possession despite a pending substantive suit, damages being an adequate remedy.
Mortgage Act s.23 — power of mortgagee to enter into possession after statutory notices; Commercial Court jurisdiction in banking matters; possession order interlocutory and not displaced by lis pendens; handwritten admission of debt as evidential basis; irreparable harm and damages
15 March 2026
Application to register an arbitral award dismissed for persistent non-appearance and failure to prosecute under Order 17 rule 4.
Arbitration law — recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards; Civil procedure — non-prosecution and dismissal under Order 17 rule 4; Electronic filing — ECCMIS Rule 17(1) and validity of electronic service; Case management — duty to prosecute and consequences of persistent non-appearance
15 March 2026
Leave to defend granted for accounting dispute; respondent awarded judgment for admitted UGX 20,665,168.
Civil procedure — Summary suit (Order 36) — Leave to appear and defend — Bona fide triable issue — Accounting/reconciliation dispute — Partial admission and judgment on admission
15 March 2026
Service effected after the statutory period without extension rendered the respondent's suit and proceedings void.
Civil procedure — service of summons — Order 5 Rule 1(2) — 21‑day service period — extension of time — nullity ab initio — non‑compliance not curable under s.98 — dismissal and setting aside of subsequent proceedings
13 March 2026
Breach of written agreement to subdivide and share property proceeds—plaintiff awarded half sale proceeds, damages and costs.
Contract law — interpretation of written memorandum; co-ownership and subdivision obligation — breach by registering sole title and selling without dividing or sharing proceeds — remedies: account of sale, special and general damages, costs; interest not awarded where not pleaded.
10 March 2026
An advocate may obtain leave to file and have a duly served, signed bill taxed after 30 days, regardless of costs ordered against a third party.
Advocates Act s63 — recovery of advocate’s costs; advocate-client bill — requirements: signed bill, service, 30-day lapse; taxation of advocate-client bills; client liability notwithstanding costs ordered against third party; taxing officer’s powers to examine bill.
9 March 2026
A stay pending appeal refused where imminent threat existed but applicant failed to show substantial loss and did not provide required security.
Tax law — Stay of execution pending appeal — Requirements: filed notice of appeal; no unreasonable delay; imminent threat of execution (demand/agency notices); proof of substantial loss; provision of security for due performance — 30% deposit not sufficient as security.
9 March 2026
Applicant failed to raise a triable defence; summary judgment awarded for the admitted outstanding indebtedness and costs.
Civil procedure — Summary procedure (Order 36) — leave to appear and defend; Sale of Goods Act s.43(1) — retention equals acceptance; evidence — delivery notes, invoice, emails, commitment letter; costs follow the event.
9 March 2026
Bank’s late notice of dishonour breached banking duty but liability limited; director and company jointly liable for unpaid supplies.
Company law — lifting the corporate veil for fraudulent or dishonest trading by a director; Banking law — collector-bank duties, notice of dishonour of cheques, and standard of reasonable and honest banker; Negotiable instruments — consequences of delayed notice of dishonour and loss-of-chance assessment; Civil causation — factual (but-for) and legal causation, remoteness and foreseeability; Evidence — limits on hearsay police statements and standards for inferring connivance.
9 March 2026
Leave granted to tax an advocate-client bill once practising certificate, advocate-client relationship and effective service (including WhatsApp) are proved.
Advocates Act (ss.57/58) — advocate-client bill of costs — taxation — electronic service/WhatsApp — proof of service — practising certificate — withdrawal of instructions does not negate liability.
9 March 2026
